Fence-gate



W. L. BUTCHER.

FENCE GATE.

APPLlcATIoN FILED 05911919.

1,346,395. Patented July 13, 1920.

FIG. 1

UNITED STATES WILLIAM L. BUTCHER, OF FLORA, INDIANA.

FENCEGATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 13, 1920.

Application med December 2, 191e. y, serial No. si-Lsvi.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM L. BUTGHER, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Flora, in the county of Carroll and State ofIndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Gates, of which the following is a specification.

The primary object of the present invention. has particular reference toa fence gate formed of a metallic skeleton framework with horizontallydisposed slats or rails detachably connected to the skeleton frameworkso that any one, or all of the slats may be removed from the frame forpurposes of repairing a damaged slat or for the insertion of a new one.Y

A further object of the invention consists in providing a fence gateembodying normally spaced bars, between which the fence rails or slatsare adapted to be inserted with clamping devices arranged at oppositesides of the rails and being supported thereon for holding the same iniinedposition relative to the gate frame. y

l/Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe novel form, combination and arrangement of parts herein fullydescribed and shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein like referencecharacters indicate similar parts thi-oughout the several views.

ln the drawings,

Figure l is a front elevational view of a fence gate constructed inaccordance with the present invention,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof,

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view taken on line Ill-HI of Fig. lshowingthe clamping strips for retaining the horizontal rails in position,

Fig. d is a cross sectional view taken on line :lV-IV of Fig. l.`

Fig. 5 is a cross sectional View taken'on line V-V of Fig. l showing thespaced gate bars with roller bearings upon the rivet connections thereofwith the rail slats positioned between the rollers,

Fig. 6 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 5 of a modified form of theinvention illustrating the employment of rivets or bolts without the useof rollers and Fig. 7 is a cross sectional view taken on line VII-VII ofFig. l showing the sliding 5 gate latch.

While the present drawing discloses a gate construction, it is to beunderstood that this 'invention is also adaptable in the manufacture offences, and it is therefore not intended to limit the invention to agate. The formy of gate herein disclosed embodies a skeleton metallicframework formed of spaced pairs of rail supporting bars, each pair'including an angle bar and a straight strip with connecting boltsbetween the bai' of each pair with rollers upon said bolts bctween saidbais and between which rollers the rail slats are adapted to move.Crossed braces formed of angle irons extend between the pairs of endbars, while hinge members arranged in vertical alinement extend betweenone pair of end bars and are connected to the adjacent end of thecrossed braces. Adjacent each pair of end bars, a pair of clamping barsis provided and are adapted for engagement with the crossed braces andremovable rail slats for holding the slats in fixed position relative tothe metallic framework of the gate, while a sliding latch extendsbetween lone pair of clamping bars and the adjacent pair of end gatebars opposite to the said hinges. Si modified form of the invention hasthe elimination of the rail slat engaging rollers and provides for thebolts connecting the pairs of fence bars for supporting the rail slats.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawing, there isillustrated a gate embodying spaced pairs of end bars, each pairincluding an angle iron S and a straight bar or Astrip 9 connectedtogether by the rivets or bolts l0 shown in Fig. 5 with rollers ll uponsaid bolts intermediate the bars 8 and 9 for spacing the bars and alsoto support the rail slats l2 as illustrated. The end bars 8 and 9 of thegate are maintained in spaced relation bythe crossed brace rods 13connected together at their crossing points as at ll while the oppositeends thereof are connected. to the upper and lower ends of the bars 8and 9 as shown in Fig. l. At points spaced inwardly of the oppositepairs of end bars 8 and 9, are similariy formed pairs of bars,designated by like reference characters 8 and'9 with rollers ll mountedupon the bolts l0 with the rail slats l2 sliding therebetween. Theinwardly positioned pairs of bars 8 and 9 are held immovable relative tothe skeleton gate frame by bolt connections l5 passing through thecrossed braces 13 and the inner bars 8 and 9.

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Hinge devices are associated with one pair of end bars as illustrated inFigs. 1 and 2 and comprise in detail a metallic strap bent into loopformation as at 16 for mounting upon a bearing with the ends of thestrap lying juxtaposed, as illustrated-in Fig. 3 with the ends extendingbetween the adjaf cent bars 8 and 9, and secured thereto by 19, moreclearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2.V

As illustrated in Figs. 1V and 5, the rail slats 12 areslidably'disposed between adjacent rollers 11 withthe slats arrangedinclose relationship at the lower end of the gate and spaced wider apartat the upper end thereof. rlhis arrangement of theslats is "found to beadvantageousl in preventing a passage through the rail slats of smalleranimals.

Clamping bars are associated with the rail A slats and crossed bracesand are of like construction, a .clamping bar being positioned at eachend of the gate andincludiiig a pair of post bars and 21 arranged atopposite sides of therail slats 12`with the bar 21 se cured to thecrossed brace 13 by a rivet or like fastening device 22. A headed bolt23 isV carried by said bar 21` and projects through an opening formed inthe bar 2O with a thumb nut 24C received upon the threaded end thereof,While rollersY 25 are mounted upon the bolts 23 between the bars 20 and21 for resting upon the rail slats 12. A sliding latch 26 is looselymounted be tween one pair of clamping bars 20 and 21 andl adjacentendvbars 8 and 9 with a transversely-.extending pin 27 playing betweenthe clampingbars and end bars for limiting the slidingmovementof saidlatch. Y i VFrein the above detailed description of the invention,` itis 'believed that vthe con-V struction aiid method of assembling thedifferentparts of the gate will atonce be apparent, it being noted thatthe gatejframe .bars 3 and 9, and thecrossed braces V13v are permanentlyconnected and are at all times relatively7 immovable.' The hinge strapsV16 are permanently connected to one set of end bars V3 andV 9 and theYadiacent portions of f the crossed braces.

A 21 and 22,1tlie thumb nuts 24 carried by the clamping barsaretightened to clamp said lbarsupon opposite sides of the rail slats 12,

an'dclamping bars 21 are fixed to the crossed Y braces 13, saidrailslatsare held immovable are free of carryingrollers.

relative to the frame structure of the gate. Should one of the-railslats become damaged the same may be readily removed by loosening thethumb nuts 211- and shifting the damaged rail slat longitudinally of thegate, for purposes of' repair or for the insertion of a new slat.

Y A modified form of the invention is shown in Fig. 6 andeinbodiesbarsections'S and 9 lsimilarto the bars and9 iii the preferredconstruction, but in this form of the invention,fthe connecting bolts 10between the bars directlyengage the rail slats 12A and Asabove. stated,Vit is intended that this invention should not be limitedV alone to themanufacture of gates but is to include a fence construction wherein thedifferent rail slats of the4 fence may be similarly mounted and removedifdesired, and while there are herein shown andvdeseribed,Vthe`preferred embodiments of the invention, it is nevertheless to beunderstoodthat minor changes may be made therein. without vdel'oartingfrom the spirit and scope of the invention, as claimed. Y

What is claimed as new is 1. A device ofthe class describedcomprisingspaced pairs of 'connected bars, :rail `slats ireelyslidablebetween the bars oi' each pair andrmeans independent of saidbars and anchored relative'thereto for holding said bars and the railslats relativelyV immov- 2. A device of the class described comprisingspaced pairs of connectedbars, rail slats between thebars of each pair,and means for holding said bars and rail slats relativelyiinmovable,'said means comprising clamping bars anchored relative tosaid spaced bars Y and inclosing the spaced bars and slats.

3. lA gate constructionembodyi'ng spaced f pairs of connected bars, railslats freely slidably positioned between saidbars, crossed bracesextending between the eXtreme pairs of connected bars, clamping barsanchored Y to said cross bracesV and `engaging'said slats for holdingthe sameimmovable relative to said bars and hinges carried by 'one pairof bars at one end of the gate.

